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To: Recon Dad
>>This has been a fun discussion full of good information and hopefully a first look into a bright new source of fuel.

Indeed! IMHO biodiesel is the most promising of the biofuels. I'm surprised no one has mentioned algae as the most prolific crop for producing oil; it produces exponentially more usable oil than soy, palm, or rapeseed (algae produces between 5,000 and 15,000 gallons per acre/year). And it can be pond-cultivated in arid regions, thereby eliminating competition with productive farmland.

Won't happen anytime soon, but this guy thinks it's theoretically possible to replace all petroleum currently used in the U.S. for transportation purposes with homegrown biodiesel:

Widescale Biodiesel Production from Algae

86 posted on 11/01/2006 4:48:46 PM PST by Texas Mulerider
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To: Texas Mulerider

Wow, had no clue. I've got a half acre of property that is just taken up by grass right now and if I dig a........

After trying to watch the entire 43 minutes of the streaming video I came to the conclusion that if in fact their plan really works the first thing they need to do is get some people out front to deliver the message. I like the home spun look of the demo, but they need marketing help very badly.


88 posted on 11/02/2006 3:44:35 AM PST by Recon Dad (Marine Spec Ops Dad)
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